Donald Trump

I know it has been a while since I posted on my blog, sorry about that. I have a new commission for 6 Illustrations depicting Hell, childrens book in between and other  gigs and regular work.I found some time last night while I was at Pier 60, Clearwater beach to sketch up Donald Trump for Caricaturama Showdown 3000. I got to run more to share soon I have to finish picking up leafs in the back yard before the rain comes. I talk more soon enjoy and God bless!

I JUST UPDATED THE DONALD WITH A GREEN BACK GROUND AND ADDED A BETTER JACKET. SOME DETAILS WITH $ SYMBOLS IN THE BACK GROUND

Jacques Cousteau Painting

I was able to tighten up the sketch I did of Jacques Cousteau,while in the hospital for my foot. I have sudo Gout or Carious (not sure about the spelling) but I am home and got 7 caricatures and a gag editorial Illustration to work on, so I can not play on this one any more. I hoe you enjoy and check out all the other artist on the Caricaturama Showdown 3000 very talented artist on the page

Camron Diaz

It is fun to paint Traditional in my 4-6" Moleskin water color sketch book. You can see more by other artist as well in Caricaturama Showdown 3000 on Facebook. Well good night and have fun everyone
~Lars

Matt Damon Sketch and Final

Hello Again ,
Like a said before, when I first saw that the Caricaturama showdown 3000 competition on Facebook was having Matt Damon as the featured caricature subject, I could not resist! I did the sketch in my water color Moleskin sketch book, and then while I was at my retail booth at Pier 60, Clearwater beach I had the opportunity to add some color to the sketch. I used Gouache and I really like that I can have it waterdown in washes but it is tricky because it tends to really want to be opaque and flat! I am pleased with it. I think the medium requeres less of an absorbent surface, does anyone know of any papers or boards to use with gouache?
I did not use any photoshop on it and I might in the future on changes, because for a while I did not have any of my Power PC (later programs in Mac). I am now recently acquired the brand new CS6 full suite, and Office 2011! Have a great day 

   
 
                                                   

Andy Serkis

I thought it would be appropriate to show you my step-by-step with painting my Andy Serkis. 
I have been struggling with finding my style with the involving the new digital medium in photoshop. I really like to sketch right with pencil first, pen and Ink, water color, gouache, and then digital. Now I know the step of Pen and Ink is a step that is now needed for tighter work with less lines because everything will be painted over! I hope you like that I share my progress in this painting. Every week on Caricaturama Showdown we 3000+ artist all pick the same famous person and Caricaturize our own interpretation, and here is mine! 

I hope everyone as a really great Thanks giving holiday and I pray everyone realizes the real meaning of christmas and it doesn't get barried under all the stress of the shopping etc.! Leave comments I love to fellowship! Peace

Liv Tyler by Lars for the Caricaturama 3000 Face Book

This was a fun because it was an experiment with starting digital and then printing it out and adding touches of art stix, gave some texture! I think I will continue to try this experimental techniques?
Well I hope you like it?

Sophia Loren

This was done for a fun competition of Face book called Caricaturama Showdown 3000, where artist form all over the world draw and paint a certain famous person, and we all have a chance to see each otheres work and comment on it. Here is my stab at it for this week of Sophia Loren, what a women of class she is!